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In September, Fuji TV announced that they would bring back the popular cooking battle variety program "Ryori no Tetsujin" from the 1990s that became a big hit not only in Japan, but around the world.
They revealed that the new show would to adopt its English name 'Iron Chef' as the main title, but they didn't mention anything about the successor of its host, the charismatic actor Kaga Takeshi (62). Today they finally lifted the secret and

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The fall season is here and this week already brought us a couple of new dramas, though real surprises failed to appear.
'Perfect Blue' (TBS), starring Takimoto Miori, premiered on Monday and managed to record a better start than last season's 'Naniwa Shonen Tanteidan' with a rating of 9.0%. It faced some really strong

On October 11th, it was revealed that actor Tamaki Hiroshi (32) currently has a new non-celebrity lover. This was reported and photographs of the couple were revealed in the October 12th issue of the weekly tabloid magazine “FRIDAY.”
According to the magazine, the woman resembles actress Higa Manami (26) with her impressive beauty and large eyes. Tamaki lives with his mother and younger sister in a luxurious house that has an estimated w

On August 22nd, Fuji TV announced another fall drama titled 'Kekkon Shinai', co-starring actresses Kanno Miho and Amami Yuki.
The drama will be all about the lives of a woman in her mid 30's (Kanno) and an 'over-40' woman (Amami) who either can't or don't want to get married. It will also focus on their friendship with each other, and their various struggles with love. Actor Tamaki Hiroshi is going to round out the main cast as one of many

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Now the battle has begun for the summer dramas with the start of the London 2012 Olympics.
Friday's prime time was not yet affected by the Olympics thanks to the time difference. 'Kuro no Onnakyoshi' (TBS) aired its second episode and it was no surprise that it lost quite a bit of viewers with a loss of 2.5% (n

On November 24th, actor Tamaki Hiroshi attended a press conference for jewelry brand TASAKI's photo gallery, "Timeless Message Photo Gallery".
Tamaki, who made his photographer debut through this gallery, expressed his joy with: "I started this as a hobby 7 years ago, and this was my first job using a camera, so I'm very happy." While the actor captured many gorgeous shots of nature and wild animals, he commented, "I want to take photos of

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It was the first weekend after the recent conclusion of all the sporting events, and most programs were able to reclaim their viewer ratings, especially the Saturday drama's.
Friday still started with a popular TV special, the "31st All Japan High School Quiz". Unfortunately, the drama

In the new drama 'Ikemen Desu ne' we can see Kis-My-Ft2 member Tamamori Yuta portraying the tsundere prince. A ‘tsundere’ is someone who is seen as cold on the outside, but is really lovey and gentle person on the inside.
Goo has asked its readers which actor they believe would shine in a tsundere role. Check out the results below and find out where your favorite actor(s) stand in the ranking.
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01. Matsumoto Jun (Arashi) – 10945

Recently, famous soccer player Miura Kazuyoshi - also affectionately known as "King Kazu" - commented that he'd like to give Nadeshiko Japan roses to congratulate them on their win at the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Nearly every girl dreams of receiving flowers from a guy they like, so goo asked its users: which actor would you want to give you roses?
Check out the ranking below!
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01. Mukai Osamu (4,198 votes)
02. Fukuyama Masaharu (3,0

The recent movie of Miura Haruma, "Tokyo Koen", was very well-received by the audience and gained a lot of attention for Miura's lengthy kiss scene with actress Konishi Manami.
At the stage greeting for the movie, Miura himself revealed that he was perplexed about the length of that scene at first. He commented, "I thought to myself, 'Is it really okay to have such a long kiss scene with my on screen step sister?' I really broke out in a c